yóu

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  • 1

    n.oil; fat; grease

    • jiān jī dàn yào duō fàng diǎn yóu

      鸡蛋

      You have to put in more oil when making an omelet.

    • shuǐ yóu bù xiāng róng

      相溶

      Oil and water do not mix.

    • yóu kuài yòng wán le

      The oil is running short.

    • fú yóu

      oil slick

  • 2

    adj.glib; oily

    • zhè jiā huo zuǐ hěn yóu

      家伙

      The fellow has a very glib tongue.

    • tā dǎ pái hěn yóu

      打牌

      He is a dab hand at playing cards.

    • tā yóu qiāng huá diào

      He is glib.

    • zhè rén tài yóu

      This guy is much too slippery.

  • 3

    v.apply tung oil or paint; varnish

    • yóu jiā jù

      家具

      paint over the furniture

    • bǎ zhuō zi yóu chéng lán sè

      桌子蓝色

      paint the table blue

    • yóu mén chuāng

      门窗

      paint the doors and windows

    • yóu shì

      varnished

    synonym
  • 4

    v.be stained with oil or grease

    • wài tào yóu le

      外套

      The coat has got oil stains on it.

    • nǐ bié nòng yóu le wǒ de chèn shān

      衬衫

      You don't grease my shirt.

Words and phrases with 油

Word usage

  • "油" is often matched with measure word "克"or"滴"or"瓶".
    • one gram of oil

    • one drop of oil

    • one bottle of oil

Similar-form characters to 油

Chinese Characters with pinyin yóu

  • pass through; cause
  • swim; rove around
  • outstanding; especially
  • post; postal
  • just as; still